The Ministry of State Security, same guys suspected to have sponsored the recent US patient data hack( BBC News - Community Health Systems data hack hits 4.5 million ) , should not have a problem renewing its ranks with these guys around: Hackers gain access to Tesla Model S | Next Green Car Add-on: old news, cannot delete thread though: Hack a Tesla, win $10,000 - SyScan Conference Beijing July 16-17
All of the things described are available via the app, so assuming this isn't a social hack, perhaps they've found a hole in the API.
Wow, incredibly lame and boring. I was expecting so much more from the title of the article. Excerpt: Seriously hope the "hackers" didn't win the prize money.
Old news. That was dated from July (and thoroughly discussed / dismissed on the forum shortly thereafter).